Things are great so far. There's lots of good food, the people are friendly, I finally see what people mean about dry heat being bearable.
I fought this bat off with my bare hands... and a broom (before we went to Gulu) The bats in Gulu are 5 times as big... I will not be fighting them.
These motorcycles are everywhere. They're called bota botas. They're like taxis. I wanna buy my own so please contact me about donations 'preciate cha!
Emmy (tall one) Opio (brown shirt) Marvin (dark shirt) Achen (pink pants) are the all-stars of the Gulu Region Football Club. Here they are getting ready for the African Cup of Nations. What they lack in size they make up for in.....style....?
Achen is the goalie.... when she's paying attention.
That's me taking it all in. I am also making a weak attempt at growing a beard. Seriously, it won't be there next time you see a pic of me.
You see what I'm saying about the bats. Click the pic and zoom in on one. You can also see that it is daylight. But why should they bother hiding? They're huge and roll about 200 plus deep.
You see what I'm saying about the bats. Click the pic and zoom in on one. You can also see that it is daylight. But why should they bother hiding? They're huge and roll about 200 plus deep.
The ride to and from Gulu is nuts. 5 hours. The road is paved most of the way but its still not especially smooth. Where it is not paved it makes your teeth rattle and I mean that as literally as possible. Where they are doing construction they put speed bumps the size of mountains every few feet. You can't go more than 20 kph (very foreign huh?) and they go on for what feels like miles.
peace.
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Crazy bats! In Native American cultures, Bats symbolize "rebirth" and "initiation."
"If Bat has appeared… it symbolizes the need for a ritualistic death of some way of life that no longer suits your growth pattern. It can mean a time of letting go of old habits, and of assuming the position in life that prepares you for rebirth, or in some cases initiation. In every case, Bat signals rebirth of some part of yourself or the death of old patterns. If you resist your destiny, it can be a long, drawn out, or painful death. The universe is always asking you to grow and become your future. To do so you must die the shaman’s death."
Looking forward to future posts!
“He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man”...William Shakespeare
Stoked to hear about all the happenings...
Those aren't bats, they're flying German Sheperds. Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to find one of the men or women in Uganda that has one of those as a pet and photograph them snuggling with it a la Dr Evil and Mr Bigglesworth!
Way to rock the mesh hat PROUDLY in Africa. Stand Tall.
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